Braga

We have officially left the Douro Valley and made our way to Portugal's only national park, Parque Nacional da Peneda-Geres, where we will be until Monday.  On our way to the park, we made a stop in Braga, one of the country's oldest cities.  Braga was built more than 2,000 years ago and is also an important religious center in Portugal.  As one website put it: "Braga has churches by the bucket-load".  This statement is not far off as there are actually 35 churches in the city!

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